1. The Cardiac Surgery Workforce: A Survey of Recent Graduates of Canadian Training Programs 
Maral Ouzounian, MD, Ansar Hassan, MD, PhD, Carolyn J. Teng, MD, MS, Gilbert H. Tang, MD, MBA, Sonia A. Vanderby, PhD, Timothy B. Latham, MD, Christopher M. Feindel, MD, MS 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 90, Issue 2, Pages (August 2010)
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2. Fig 1
Cardiac surgery residency positions in Canada. Positions offered, filled, and vacant from 1997 to 2009 are shown.
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3. Fig 2
Percentage of medical students choosing cardiac surgery as their first-choice discipline.
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4. Fig 3
Total number of years of training after medical school (includes residency, research, and fellowship training).
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5. Fig 4
Number of major cardiac cases performed independently by survey respondents who are attending surgeons within the previous 12 months.
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